Port Stanley is now into its fifth year of celebrating Canada Day in a big way -
after all, what better place can you think of to celebrate our national day than
on the prettiest beach on the north shore of Lake Erie, in the beautiful summer
sunshine!
This year we're doing it with a three day festival featuring a dazzling Canada Day fireworks
display on main beach at 10:00 p.m. brought to you through the generous support of Canadian Heritage,
live music on two stages, live theatre, a Canada Day Veterans parade and garden
party, a Boat Parade, a Kid's Treasure Hunt, Sand Sculpture competition, live auction,
face painting, pleine air artists, an evening outdoor jazz barbeque, contests, merchant
specials and so much more, to make this the most memorable weekend of your
summer.
New this year is the Sand Sculpting for Sally sand sculpture contest on main
beach, on Saturday afternoon, with the proceeds going towards literacy programs
for Thames Valley Distict School Board, in memory of Sally Cummings.
Want to try something really fun? We're holding a FREE Laughter Yoga session on
Saturday afternoon, right downtown in cenotaph park in front of the Legion.
Don't miss the Rocky's Harley Davidson Show & Shine Bike Show on Saturday or
the Volunteer Fire Fighters Association Smoke on the Water 2 antique car,
truck, motorcycle and fire apparatus show on Sunday ~ both on the East Pier, right next to
the harbour!
There is also a Strawberry Social supper on July 2nd (changed from July 1st), a huge live auction and community
wide yard sales on July 2nd; and Temporary Tattoo Sales, Dotsy the Clown Face Painting,
and snow cones and cotton candy available all weekend long.